@@The collapse of the front naturally began with the collapse of Murong Zhengyan's troops.
However, what really caused the overall reaction from a technical point of view was the subsequent simultaneous collapse of the two symmetrically arranged troops, Wang Yu and Feng Duan. Because the collapse of these two units caused the official army to lose their left and right wing support points on the battle line at the same time, causing the official army to lose support points on the left and right wings at the same time. The army's Crane Wing Formation was broken into three sections, basically losing its integrity.
At this time, the follow-up formation of the Deposed Dragon Army had already formed, and they had even tried to deploy follow-up troops under command to try to outflank them.
At this point, destiny cannot be saved.
Even if Xue Changxiong maintained his sanity and final dignity with Murong Zhengyan's encouragement, he could only order the entire army to withdraw to the camp before being surrounded by the Dragon Army deposed brigade... but in the hope that the battle would not last long. Some troops still have commanders and discipline, trying to rely on the camps to buy time and save as many troops as possible.
However, even Xue Changxiong knows that this kind of thing can only be wishful thinking. Trying is better than nothing.
After all, in defeat, life and death depend on fate.
Sure enough, before the order was issued, it had not spread to all parts of the battlefield. The collapse starting from the near ends of the two wings had already triggered a chain reaction. After the defeat, there were no officers and soldiers anymore, they could only scramble to be the first, which caused the chaos to spread rapidly. .
What made Xue Changxiong powerless was that even his own troops, his own sons, Xue Wancheng and Xue Wanquan on the left and right sides could not restrain the troops... The general was immediately there and saw with his own eyes that his youngest son Xue Wanquan was trying to lead a group of troops. He really organized the defeated army head-on, but before they could reach the front, the people who were rushed by the defeated troops were knocked off their backs, and the guards turned around and joined in the rout.
At the critical moment, General Manager Xue regained his true energy. The military formation was no longer there, but the sun reappeared. With an order, and the fact that the left and right wings were Xue Changxiong's headquarters, it worked after all, and he was regarded as a member of the Chinese Army. The position stabilized the situation for a while, and then slowly retreated.
However, there is still a grandmaster here in the Chinese Army, but other places do not have this treatment.
In just two quarters of an hour, regardless of whether they heard Xue Changxiong's retreat order, the army abandoned the entire front. Ten lieutenant generals and their troops, plus a few state and county reinforcements, totaling more than 20,000 people, chose to go north. Returned to camp, and the formation was almost completely disorganized.
It was obvious that it was not just Murong Zhengyan who had an accurate judgment on the battle situation.
Unlike the senior officers and soldiers who had anticipated the outcome of the battle before the war, the battalion leaders of the Deposed Dragon Army seemed to lack such high-level vision. They did not expect that victory would come so quickly, especially most of the fifteen battalions at the rear. , before joining the battle, they already discovered that the front army was victorious, and the officers and soldiers retreated across the board. Under the eagerness to achieve success, the dozen or so battalion heads who had just received the order to spread their wings actually lost order and rushed forward one after another.
Only a few battalion leaders followed the military orders and tried to outflank them, but they were quickly led by other battalion leaders and chose to go forward to seek military exploits.
Zhang Xing was riding on a yellow horse. Looking at the situation before and after, he saw that there were crowds of soldiers everywhere, whether they were the official army or his own rear army, they were all out of order and somewhat powerless.
Obviously, a single victory cannot complete the so-called qualitative change of this "army" that has not yet been reorganized. At least this battle is not enough. He had no doubt that if the former army had failed to hold on and was defeated, then based on this performance, the deposed dragon army would probably suffer a disastrous defeat.
Then he became the laughing stock of the world.
"Zhang Longtou, there is nothing to control the rear army now, and there is no need to control it. The victory is already achieved, just push forward." Unexpectedly, it was Chen Bin who came to persuade him seriously. "The former army pressed the officers and soldiers into the camp. Even if Xue Changxiong summoned another grandmaster, it would be useless!"
Zhang Xing nodded, noncommittal.
"You have to keep an eye on Xue Changxiong to prevent him from getting angry." Bai Yousi also reminded seriously.
"How many Chengdan should be divided?" Zhang Xing asked immediately.
"Three!"
"Which two are going with you?" Zhang Xing did not discuss the necessity of Bai Yousi himself.
"It doesn't matter, but there is one person who has to see what you mean." Bai Yousi looked at his senior brother and pointed out the key point. "Senior Brother Wu is the key..."
Zhang Xing
After waking up, he asked in surprise: "Do you think you can keep Xue Changxiong?"
"Of course I can't guarantee it." Bai Yousi said frankly. He simply pulled out the hairpin on the battlefield, took out a piece of cloth and tied it hastily. "But if it's Senior Brother Jiang Wu and me, based on Xue Changxiong's reaction after that blow, I'm two to three points sure!"
Two or three points of certainty to retain a master! A Hebei marching general manager!
"Then why not give it a try!" Chen Bin couldn't help but interrupt.
Wu Jingfeng also cheered up: "That's right! Zhang Longtou, don't miss the opportunity!"
Xiong Bonan also cheered up a little, but Xu Shiren frowned slightly.
Zhang Xing glanced at the four Chengdan masters, and then suddenly asked Qian Tang, who had just returned from delivering orders to the rear: "What does Chief Qian think?"
Qian Tang was startled for a moment, as if he didn't expect that this matter would be asked to him, but in just a moment, he came to his senses and immediately replied with a straight face: "I don't think so!"
"Why?" Zhang Xing kept asking in the middle of the battlefield.
"Because after this battle, the Hejian Camp will no longer have the ability to interfere with the situation south of the Qingzhang River." Qian Tang only answered seriously under Chen Bin's surprised gaze. The Deposed Dragon Gang can take it whenever they want, whether it is Wuyang County or Qinghe County. Even if they do anything and resist, it has nothing to do with Hejian Camp or Xue Changxiong. Whether or not to try to keep Xue Changxiong is only related to whether the Deposed Dragon Gang will attack the counties north of Zhangshui in the short term... As for me, these twenty-five battalions are not capable of swallowing up the ten counties in the heart of Hebei. capital. In this case, it is better to let Xue Changxiong, whose prestige has plummeted and his troops have suffered heavy losses, continue to guard the counties around Hejian as a grandmaster for the Deposed Dragon Gang, so as not to be swallowed up by the Youzhou camp, and in turn become a breakthrough for some people in Youzhou. The capital of balance of power. "
Halfway through listening, Xiong Bonan and Xu Shiren already nodded, while Wu Jingfeng was no longer excited.
After the other party finished speaking, Zhang Xing also nodded: "What Chief Qian said is absolutely true."
As he said that, Zhang Dalongtou looked at Chen Bin again and explained seriously: "When we occupy the four counties south of Qingzhang River and have a base in Hebei, plus the east border is flying together, after a little tidying up, the talents are gathered, what? The Grandmaster is not afraid. If you can hit him once, you can hit him a second time."
"What Zhang Longtou said is absolutely true." Chen Bin immediately stopped insisting. Instead, regardless of the physical pain he suffered in the previous military formation, he respectfully said yes.
In fact, he just remembered that this Zhang Sanlang seemed to have the nickname of Little Zhang Shizhao, and it is said that the elder Zhang Shizhao died at the hands of the other party.
"I remember Chief Chen said that Gao Zhan went to the side division and there were still two Cheng Dan in the bandit camp." Of course Zhang Xing didn't know what Chen Bin was thinking, so he just continued to ask. Besides Murong Zhengyan, there is another one named Dou Pi? Where is he?"
Chen Bin cheered up, looked around, and immediately pointed to one place: "Opposite the Dengzhou Army!"
"This battle will kill one hundred percent of the pill to set the record straight." Zhang Xing then looked at Wu Jingfeng. "Thank you, Wu Dalang, go away and hold this person down. I will send a few Ningdan reinforcements in time to keep this person together! As for King Xiongtian and Chief Xu Da, they will follow Sanniang to pursue Xue Changxiong for surveillance and persecution. !」
The four Chengdans each took their orders and left.
As soon as the people left, Zhang Xing, Chen Bin, Qian Tang, and Jia Runshi slowly moved forward, raising the flag and marching. At the same time, Shang Huai'en's tribe to the west, Dou Lide's tribe to the east, Shantong Hai's tribe behind him, Zhang Xing's headquarters led by Wang Xiongdan and Jia Yue's tribe to the front, all gradually moved closer in accordance with military orders.
It turned out that Zhang Dalongtou imitated his opponent Xue Changxiong's situation of calm and retreating in the face of danger, and imitated the opponent's small-scale order. In the end, he controlled and mobilized a heavy group of troops, and then pursued Feng Duanbu. Slowly approach the enemy camp ahead. The reason for this is that they are still worried that these soldiers and horses lack experience in large-scale combat and will be out of order like the ones behind them. Although they retreat, some of the officers and soldiers have actually maintained their organization and rely on their camps to block it. Therefore, I want to personally ensure that the general army The camp can be breached.
However, the army moved northward and approached the camp. Before it could reach the camp, or in other words, when the first wave of defeated soldiers from the Hejian camp were about to arrive at the camp, a new situation suddenly emerged.
Let us also say that in the official camp, due to the defeat at the front, many clever civilians and auxiliary military managers
Of course they chose to take the opportunity to escape, but because of the large number and the rapid defeat of the official army, more people chose to cower and wait.
Some people even didn't know that the army ahead had been defeated.
After all, even the position by the camp to watch the battle was in high demand before.
In one of the camps, amid the chaos and seeing the defeat approaching, a group of hundreds of civilians came upstream, taking advantage of the chaos and snatching scattered weapons and other military items from the camp to the camp. around the door.
As he approached, a man wearing a turban but wearing an official uniform was nervous. He turned to look at a strong black-faced man beside him: "Liu Heizi, is this okay?"
"Of course it can be done!" The man held a knife in one hand and a wooden shield in the other. He waved his hand immediately after hearing the words, and answered almost without hesitation. "I, Liu Heiguan, have traveled many times in the eastern border of Hebei Province. When have I ever deceived anyone? Liu Xiancheng, you are still my family! Why don't you believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's that you just surrendered two days ago. When you came, you only said that you really hated the rules of the Deposed Dragon Gang. But today, you suddenly said that you came to surrender under the orders of your leader and leader Dou. ." The man responded anxiously. "But if you want to pretend to surrender, how come you are not prepared at all and just come to look for me on the spur of the moment and ask me to find a civilian husband from this county?"
At this point, the leaders of the surrounding people became more and more hesitant.
And Liu Heiguan was helpless. When he asked Dou Lide to pretend to surrender two days ago, how did he know that the decisive battle would happen today? How could he win so quickly? Would he still come if he knew about it?
But now that things have come to this point, how can we explain it carefully?
At this thought, Liu Heiguan did not hesitate, and suddenly abandoned the wooden shield in his hand, revealing the waist knife that had been filled with weak water zhenqi through the wooden shield. Then, with both hands, he slashed towards the man who had been chattering. Unexpectedly, The result was a slash of the head, with blood splattering in five steps, which shocked the others.
"I was personally appointed by Zhang Dalongtou!" Liu Heigang struck out with his sword and immediately turned around with the sword raised to yell at the civilians. The army is ahead. It is your luck that you people follow me, otherwise you will be killed! Now listen to my orders, don’t move or speak. When I say kill, you will all beat the drums and trumpets and shout for kill. , wouldn’t it?”
The peasants each lost their voices, but they became honest.
And that moment didn't take long at all. In a moment, the defeated army in front was already approaching the camp gate. At this time, there were many civilians who had been watching the battle behind many fences, and they did not know how to escape at this time. Naturally, the defeated soldiers did not pay attention to the inconspicuous group of people among them, and went straight to the camp gate, and made way for these civilians in front of them.
Liu Heiguan was extremely nervous, but fortunately his face was dark and he could hide it... Only one defeated soldier came forward, and his first shout broke his throat.
The civilian husband behind him didn't respond either.
However, the defeated soldier in front heard the voice of the black-faced man in front of him, and was on the spot for a moment, not daring to move forward.
Liu Heibuan came to his senses first. He suddenly used his weak water energy and struck the man with his sword again, knocking the man to the ground. Then he used his energy again, raised his sword, and shouted again. stand up:
"The heroes of the Deposed Dragon Gang are here! Kill!"
The civilians in the rear woke up in alarm. According to the previous plan, they started making noises one after another, beating and blowing the war drums and horns they brought. Suddenly, drums were beating loudly inside the army camp, and the shouts of "killing" shook the sky.
Not to mention the officers and soldiers, even the deposed dragon army was caught off guard by this turn of events.
In fact, at this time, if the officers and soldiers can move forward bravely, they can easily break through the obstruction. However, when the battle is defeated, people's hearts are scattered, and the slightest disturbance may lead to a complete collapse, let alone such an obvious blockage. Moreover, the more organized the officers and soldiers can be maintained, the core forces and generals are trying to cut off the rear, the more those fleeing in the front are those who are greedy for life.
Therefore, in panic, the defeated troops in front of these camps simply gave up their efforts to return to their own camps, and instead chose to escape through the gaps in the camps, or simply fled to the surrounding camps where there had been no accidents.
Liu Heigang was so excited that he chased and killed a few more people. Then he returned to the camp and shouted a reminder with all his strength:
"The Deposed Dragon Gang is here! Those who don't want to be beaten to death should now take the blame and perform meritorious service.
If you lose the army, you will be rewarded afterwards!"
At that moment, he hurriedly ordered: "Tear down all the flags of the officers and soldiers! Pile the wood beside them behind each camp gate and burn them!"
After a moment, a fire broke out in the camp and spread immediately. The entire camp became noisy for a while, and even spread to other camps.
Chaos got out of hand.
At the same time, the officers and soldiers at the rear were constantly being followed by the deposed dragon army. This time they were blocked in front of them, which naturally made them even more disorderly.
On the other side, under the red banner with the word "Deposed", many people saw the movement ahead and realized that the army's retreat was blocked. They frequently looked at Zhang Xing and were secretly surprised.
Chen Bin even thought of Zhang Dalongtou's words, "I have no less than four or five strong eyes in the opposite camp."
The rest of the people just didn't think of similar words, and most of them had similar thoughts.
However, what they don't know is that Zhang Dalongtou, who is riding a yellow gelding, hanging a dragon sword, and wearing a "yellow" short cloak, looks calm and composed on the surface, but he is also confused in his heart - he has no idea about the camp opposite. What was going on here? The day Doulide came to ask if he could send more spies, he had long forgotten it.
Even if I remember it, I can't think of it.
In fact, Dou Lide didn't even know that Liu Heigang was responsible for this incident.
"Tell Jia Yue and Shan Tonghai to help Wu Dalang and capture that Dou Pi!"
Confused, Zhang Xing also did not give up on camera's war management. He could see that the officers and soldiers had too much time to fight. Although they were defeated, the organization was still there, and it still needed one last blow before they could be completely driven out. of lamb. Let Cheng Zhili and Fan Bao go to face Wang Changxie, Wang Wulang and Xu Kaitong go to face Wang Yu, and the rest of us go to Feng Duan... Tell them that even if they can't take them for a while, they must drive out these generals first. Military formation! Then switch to other generals and drive them out one by one!"
The people around them just thought that Zhang Dalongtou had been waiting for this time, and they became more and more convinced.
At this time, it was just past half of the morning, under the spring sunshine, except for Xue Changxiong's headquarters, which had thousands of people successfully entering the camp, most of the other troops were blocked in front of the camp. As Zhang Xing issued another military order, the high-ranking generals of the government army began to be called out in order by the generals with higher cultivation levels in the deposed dragon army.
The higher the cultivation level, the more effectively the situation can be controlled. The more diligently the troops are commanded, the more likely they are to be attacked first.
Moreover, they often use more people to fight against fewer people, crushing the practitioners in terms of their combat power.
It can only be said that the effect was surprisingly good. Dou Pi was originally beaten on the head by Wu Jingfeng and Wang Zhen. As Jia Yue and Shan Tonghai arrived, he could not hold on for a moment. No matter how pity the troops, he could only grit his teeth and leap away. Get up, abandon the army and leave.
However, Wu Jingfeng's speed was astonishing and he took the initiative early. At this time, he fought hard to intercept in the air, and cooperated with several others to attack continuously, which also made Dou Pi temporarily embarrassed and had no foothold at all.
As a result of his escape and the embarrassing appearance of being pursued, his troops in turn became another unit that completely lost its resistance after Murong Zhengyan's troops.
Massacres, stampedes, and surrenders began.
Wang Changxie was the second one to flee. Like Dou Pi, he was directly affected by the rejection of the camp. At this time, he fled in a hurry, but no one was pursuing him. 「
Wang Fubei was nostalgic, and Cheng Zhili and Fan Bao had military orders, so they quickly turned to the east to see another Zhonglang general. mouth
At this time, Zhang Xing, Qian Tang, Chen Bin, Wang Xiongdan, Jia Runshi and others approached Feng Duan.
Feng Duan was different from the other two. There were actually no riots in the camp behind him, at least there were no large-scale riots. Therefore, his troops could escape into the camp at first, but they had no choice but to lose too quickly and there were even rout. Come fight to get into the camp.
After Dou Pi's entire camp collapsed next door, he was blocked outside the camp gate.
Feng Duan looked at the stream of light in mid-air on one side, which was where Wu Jingfeng and the three Ningdans were pursuing and besieging Dou Pi. He then looked at the red background flag with the word "deposed" in front of him, and then swept it past Zhang. Chen Bin, who was walking behind him, hesitated for a moment, turned over and dismounted, abandoned his weapon and bowed down: "Zhang Long is on top, Feng is willing to surrender.
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment and did not answer. Instead, he asked Chen Bin beside him: "What is this person's temperament like?"
How, what’s the use?”
Chen Bin hesitated for a moment and chose to tell the truth frankly: "This person likes to serve both sides in the Hejian camp. In everything, he puts his safety and the army first. Xue Changxiong once secretly cursed this person as a villain. In today's battle, he and Wang Yu took the lead. Collapse. But not only is he a descendant of the Feng family in Changle, and he is also a condensing alchemy practitioner, he is also a recognized master of civil engineering..."
Zhang Xing heard that he was a master of civil engineering, but when he heard that he was a master of civil engineering, he regretted his talent and said, "That's all! He just surrendered on the spot, so there is no need to kill him!"
Feng Duan bowed his head in front and heard Chen Bin's words and comments about him. At first, he was blushing, ashamed and angry, and even prepared to get up and run away. But in the end, he heard Zhang San speak and forgive himself, but he still relaxed and gasped immediately. Take a breath.
On the other side, on the general stage in front of the Chinese army's tent in the central camp, Xue Changxiong looked away from the large-scale surrender scene on his left, then looked at the three Chengdan masters at the gate directly in front, took a deep breath for a moment, and issued the order An extremely useful and timely military order:
"Let Lao Liu and Lao Qi pack up their troops as much as possible, go from the rear camp, cross the Ma Face River, and go all the way north. I will take charge of the rear!"
"There are drums beating, trumpets blowing, and the whole army is ordered to attack." Zhang Xing, reminded by Qian Tang, also issued a military order.
But it was obviously of little use, and it was a bit too late.
PS: I'm sorry everyone, but the pain was unbearable last night, and it became more and more painful throughout the night. When I was typing, the pain was obviously severe in the ribs a few centimeters below the right armpit, just below the shoulder blade. It hurts too. I tried to exercise, but I couldn’t bear it even more when I bent over. I don’t know if it was inflammation of the muscles and bones or something. It happened more than once.
